Trailer



S. HATASHITA AND J. G. WINSOR.

TRAILER.

. 7 APPLICATION FILED OCT. 27, I920- 1,409,29 Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

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S. HATYASHITAAND JLG. WINSOR.

' TRAILER.

7 APPLICATION FILED OCT. 27, 1920. 1 1,409,294 atented Mar- 14,1922.

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ATTORNEY.

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TRAILER.

T0 to? whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, SE20 HATAsHrrA, a subject of the Emperor of Japan, and James G. lVrNson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented cernew and useful Improvements in Trailers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to trailers, and has for its object a special form of spring sus pension for trailers which is especially adapted to take a low frame. It is very well designed to be used in connection with a trailer chassis provided with a dump body having end extensions. Theseand other objects will more fully appear after the'in vent-ion is understood in detail.

In thedrawings,j j 1 Fig. l'is a longitudinalsection of our new trailer equipped with a dumping body havingend extensions.

Fig. 2 is a cross section through the axle showing in side elevation the spring sus pension between the trailer frame and the axle.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary end elevation of the trailer showing both the spring suspension and the side dumping body.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary plan view ofour invention.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a trailer equipped with a modified form .of our spring suspension.

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2. r

a designates a side dumping body of V cross section provided with end extensions 7) to enable the body to have a maximum ca pacity and at the same time clear the wheels in dumping. The body rolls from the center to the sides of the trailer frame on the rockers c which are arcs of circles. These rockers travel on tracks (Z. This much of the construction is old and is described in the prior application of James G. Winsor No. 298,705. In that application there is shown a drop frame, that is to say, a frame which is bent down between the axles so as to accommodate the main portion of a dumping body of this kind but'which'has raised portions at the ends inorder to permit it to be suitably attached to the elliptical springs that are ordinarily used for suspension in vehicles of this character. It is the object of the present invention to pro- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented; Mar, raises.- Application filed October 27;-1 920.S eria1 No 41%);8375 7 vide aspring suspension which permits the use of a' perfectly straight frame, for instance, the side sills or channels 0 run straight end to end. At the axle they are recessed to provide recesses fwhich permits the front and rear axles g to ride-up slightly 4 into the recess of the sill;

. Riveted tofthe sill at thispoint both as aieinforceihent and to support the trailer frame upon'the springs 1s an angle stripor saddle 72 This engages-the tops of'the coil V springs here shown as three in number. The ends of this saddle straddle '(see. Fig.f-1)

and are guided and held from lateral move--,

ment on'the posts 7' of'thebrac'ket 70. This bracket is clamped to the pad Z of the axle'g by means of bolts m!" Now obviously the saddle it. being riveted -to the*sil'l e,'this sill and the trailer frame are suspended yieldingly upon the axle-"b'ym'eans of the saddle.

h riding'upon the bracket and resisted by the coil springs Y i This is a much cheaper construction than ordinary elliptical springs, and as already explained, permits theuse of a trailer frame which normally is almost on the axle line I and which may be straight. With a body of' is a much cheaper construction, may j be utilized for this purpose.

The posts is are hollow to receive the bolts a which clamp the cap plate 0 to the top of the post to bracket.

keep the saddle inside of the.

InFig. 5 we haveshown a modified form of thisflconstruction in which thisspring suspension is-utilized to support an ordinary trailer frame upon the axle. frame is designated 2, and in place of'recessing the sills opposite the axle a saddle of a slightly diiferent form designated g is I saddle that engages the springis atthe bot- V used. In this case the plate portion of the This trailer tom instead of at the top of the vertical the posts 70 in precisely the same manner and the same springs 11 are utilized to support the saddle in the bracket. This is a cheaper construction than the ordinary ellipticalsprings portion. -However,' the saddle is guided on and is a very much better suspension for trailers as it does away with all necessity of radius rods.

What We claim is: v

1. In a road vehicle, the combination of an axle and frame, a bracket provided With upright posts attached to the axle, a saddle secured directly to the frame and extending at its ends to the outside of said posts and guided in vertical reciprocation at its ends upon the said posts, coil springs interposed between the bottom of the saddle and the floor of the bracket, and a cap plate clamped to the tops of the posts to hold the saddle in assembly With the bracket.

2. In a road vehicle, the combination oi a frame provided with side sills having notches adjacent the axle, the said axle adapted to rise into the said notches of the said sills when subjected to stress, a saddle secured to the frame, a bracket attached to the axle, and springs interposed betweenthe saddle and the said bracket.

8. In a road vehicle, the combination of a frame providedwvith sills having notches adjacent the axle, the said axle adapted to rise into the said notches when subjected to stresses, and notched saddlessecured to the sills so that the notches :ofsill and saddle register and provided with projecting springengaging portions, brackets secured to the said axle adjacent the notches in the sills and provided with upright posts, the said spring-engaging portions of the saddle being engaged on the posts to be guided in reciprocation therein, and coil springs spacing the said saddle plates and the bracket floors.

4C. In a road vehicle, the combination of a frame provided with notches adjacent the axle, the said axle adapted to rise into said notches, saddles provided with vertical portions having notches and rigidly secured to the said sills adjacent the said notches in the sills, brackets attached to the axles adjacent the sills and provided With upright posts.

the said saddles provided with projecting SEZO HATASHITA. JAMESG. WINSOZR, 

